GARY Steele admits he enjoyed the challenge of creating a new world for our favourite time-travelling characters.

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OUTLANDER production designer Gary Steele has revealed he was “very excited” to help create the setting for the second season of the hit show.

The show's second season, which is based on Diana Gabaldon's second book Dragonfly in Amber, sees Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) flee Scotland for France to seek out Bonnie Prince Charlie.

And Steele, who has previously worked on About Last Night, Footloos and Burlesque, has enjoyed the challenge of creating a new world for the time-travelling couple.

Speaking to blog.outlanderhomepage.com , Steele said: “We were all very excited to do the look of 18th-century Paris because this is considered one of the most beautiful periods for the design, art, architecture and fashion.

“There were many sets that were fantastic to build and work on. It was also really fun to build the apothecary, which was filled with period details. And the very upscale brothel was also great to build.”